Cellular Respiration Major Players Crossword

Starting molecule of the Krebs cycle
Approximately 40 percent of energy yielded from catabolic reactions is directly transferred to this high-energy molecule that consist of an adenine, a ribose, and three phosphate groups.
Three letter product of the chemical bond between the second and third phosphate group of ATP are broken down when cells require energy to work.
The process through which ATP is produced from glucose oxidation via glycolysis, the Krebs cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation.
An oxidative decarboxylation reaction that converts the three-carbon pyruvate into a two-carbon _________ molecule.
When there is more of a substance on one side of the cell than the other, allowing the substance to more easily flow to where it is needed is known as the ______.
The organelles and cytosol, taken together, compose the cell’s _______.
The ________ uses the NADH and FADH2 produced by the Krebs cycle to generate ATP
A coenzyme used to produce FADH2.
______ is a high-energy molecule needed for glycolysis.
A protein pore complex that creates ATP.
A monosacharride of carbohydrates that easily broken down and used for cellular energy.
A series of metabolic reactions that breaks down glucose into pyruvate and produces ATP.
Ion that is gained or lost in oxidation-reduction reactions to form ATP.
The most critical nutrient to the human body.
Process that is also called the citric acid cycle or the tricarboxylic acid cycle, converts pyruvate into CO2 and high-energy FADH2, NADH, and ATP molecules.
Cellular structure that is a membranous, bean-shaped organelle that is the “energy transformer” of the cell.
A coenzyme that serves as an electron acceptor in a glycolysis reaction.
Energy containing, electron carrying molecules that are a product of glycolysis.
The Krebs cycle converts pyruvate through a cycle of reactions. In the process, ATP, oxygen and ________ are produced
A key component of the chemical reactions that keep the human body alive, including reactions that produce ATP.
The last step in glycolysis produces the product ______. It is also used in the Krebs Cycle to produce ATP, oxygen and oxaloacetate.